Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a turtle peeks its head out of the water However, the internal mechanisms behind this have been a bit of a mystery. New lab ...

In captivity, baby loggerhead turtles do a little dance when they know food is coming. Ken Lohmann / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sea turtle migrations are impressive: These aquatic ...

Some of Earth’s creatures are capable of extraordinary migrations, covering thousands of kilometers every year. But how do they know which way to go? For loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 9—The Dancing Turtle Interactive Celebration of the Arts is back this year — and coordinators are building on last year's ...

To juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, a tasty squid might as well be a disco ball. When they sense food—or even think some might be nearby—these reptiles break into an excited dance. They tilt their ...

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth’s magnetic field to create a personal map of their favorite spots, scientists said Wednesday. Some animals that migrate ...

While the “turtle dance” is particularly charming, Goforth noted this behavior likely only occurs in captivity. However, the movement pattern provides a useful measure to show whether the turtles ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Climate change is altering the very biology of turtles, with ...

Loggerhead turtles are always on the move. Migrating thousands of miles over the course of their lifetimes, these sea turtles navigate according to Earth’s magnetic field, which they sense through two ...

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When a hatching sea turtle first pokes its head above the sand and scrambles to the sea, a watching child might ask how the turtle knows where to go and how girl turtles know to come back one day to a ...